I had recently purchased this book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I read somwhere that it was good and it was a vampire story. For some reason, I'm drawn to vampire stories. I used to love reading Anne Rice's vampire stories, esp. the first few books, until it got too dark for my liking. And I loved several vampire movies - Interview with the Vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and at one time, I was even hooked on the TV series, Angel, until the story twisted to a weird silly way at the end of the series. There's something about stories on vampires - the pale yet stunning appearances, the dark brooding mood, the immortality nature (although there's nothing natural about that). And in most stories, there's always a good vampire trying to 'break away' from the curse. My heart seems to go out to that good vampire.
I'd been looking for Twilight for quite sometime now. I saw the hard cover version middle of last year and contemplated buying but did not, because the cover of every copy that I've seen in several bookstores (and I did search for it in several stores) was damaged. The cover is a black glossy one. Hence, it's easily prone to fingerprints and scratches. So at that time, as I didn't know that I'd fall in love with the book, I decided not to pay so much for a damaged book and wait for the paperback version. Finally last week, I saw the paperback version, immediately bought and started on the book. It captivated me. Page after page. I could not stop. It had been awhile since a book had such effect on me. I could hardly put the book down. And when I finally reached the end, I nearly screamed. The author had been cruel enuf to print one chapter of the sequel in there, keeping me in heightened suspense. *Aaarrghhh* I had to get the sequel!!
So yesterday I went out to buy the sequel and guess what??!! It's only available in hard cover! *Shite* But alas, I could not hold on to the suspense any longer. I had to continue the story. So I quickly purchased it along with several other books. Got home and almost immediately started on New Moon. If it wasn't for the fact that I had to send my godsis to the airport yesterday, I definitely would not have put down the book. On my drive home from the airport, I could actually feel the anxiousness in wanting to continue the book. I feel like I'd been possessed by the book. Got home at 2am but could not sleep without opening the book. After covering several chapters, at 4am, I decided I should resist the temptation to continue and finally laid the book down and went to sleep.
As soon as I was awake (I kid you not), I'd hit at the book again, even if it's just for one chapter. Decided that I couldn't be cruel to my doggies as it was meal time for them. So I quickly fed them and rush through my morning routine chores, and went straight back to finish the book. I finished it - and it took me less than 10 hours in total!! Wow. I was impressed myself. That was a record for me - I hadn't felt such a fervor for a vampire story this much for as long as I can remember.
Twilight is a vampire story....but more than that, it's a love story. Mike was right - I'm such a hopeless romantic. It's something about dark forbidden romance stories that keeps me mesmerised and dazed. Maybe it's a fantasy that I know will never happen in reality. As such, these stories bring me to a place where I feel intoxicated with the intensity of emotions of the characters. Something I know I'll never experience in real life and as such, the reality of love stories never quite appealed to me - in fact, somewhat left me jaded and cynical about true life romances (speaking from experience as well). New Moon was just as gripping, except the middle part, where the love pair had to part - I felt that the parting went on much longer than was necessary and I was anxious to get to the part where they'd cross paths again. Once again, the romantic in me. I was kinda sad when I finished New Moon cos now I can no longer get wrapped up in the story. :(
But I just checked the author's website, and it seems that she has 3 more sequels to the series!! *Yippee* Only that I'd have to wait and wait and wait for what would seem like an eternity for each book to be published. Just as how the world is awaiting the last book of the Harry Potter series. *Hmph* Now this waiting part I don't like at all. Nonetheless, I'm eager for the release of Eclipse - the third book of the Twilight series. It'll be out this fall. Evidently, I'd have to get the hard cover version again. *Sigh* Perhaps I should also get another copy of Twilight in hard cover, just to complete my collection of the series in an orderly fashion. Hmm...
So if you're a hopeless romantic like me, you have got to read Twilight! Here's a sneak peek into Twilight to tantalise your 'thirst'!! *wink*
"Softly he brushed my cheek, then held my face between his marble hands. 'Be very still,' he whispered, as if I wasn't already frozen. Slowly, never moving his eyes from mine, he leaned toward me. Then abruptly, but very gently, he rested his cold cheek against the hollow at the base of my throat."
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Friday, January 12, 2007
teddies and pooches for Valentine's
My creations for Valentine's... *beam*
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Saturday, December 23, 2006
son of a gun
Let word be out that if you ever cross path with one Dr Michael Newberry, please help me kick his ass, bitch-slap him and make him return me RM1,000!! That son of a *tut*. This is the story.
He was a tenant at my apartment. Never met him personally but according to my agent friend, he seemed friendly, funny and nice. I was rather indifferent to him but when there had been several delays in rent payments, I wasn't exactly too impressed. Yet the couple of times when he'd call to say that there had been faulty items at the apartment, I was prompt and quick in dealing with and replacing the items. The tenancy was due mid December and as I've sold the place, I needed the apartment vacated by the end of the year. Per normal practice, I gave him over 2 months' notice and he agreed that he would not be renewing the tenancy.
Come December, I'd emailed, sms-d and called him on several ocassions without avail. I was suspicious that something's amiss. This was further affirmed when each time I pass by the apartment at night, the place was in total darkness. Finally when the tenancy's expiry date was up, I decided to knock on the door and find out what's going on.
As it turned out, the bugger had fled! Fled!! And I'm sure of this as I found the car park transducer in the mailbox, a stack of unclaimed mails for the idiot and several unpaid electricity and water bills that had run up to really high amounts. After complaining to the management office and lodging a police report (after consulting my lawyer), I entered the apartment with a set of keys that I'd held on to. The apartment was in a mess but luckily, all the stuff I had there were still intact. Some of his stuff were still there, bits and pieces. Nothing of much value of course. On my 2nd visit there, I realised that his washing machine was also gone. It confirms that it was all premeditated. For RM1,000, the Australian idiot had fled. I'm flabbergasted as to how and why he'd do something like that for a small sum like RM1,000!! Wtf!!
So if you ever meet this Dr Newberry chap, be sure to stay clear away from him. But not before getting my money back for me ok. Oh and bitch-slapping him of course!! The nerve of that asshole!!!
He was a tenant at my apartment. Never met him personally but according to my agent friend, he seemed friendly, funny and nice. I was rather indifferent to him but when there had been several delays in rent payments, I wasn't exactly too impressed. Yet the couple of times when he'd call to say that there had been faulty items at the apartment, I was prompt and quick in dealing with and replacing the items. The tenancy was due mid December and as I've sold the place, I needed the apartment vacated by the end of the year. Per normal practice, I gave him over 2 months' notice and he agreed that he would not be renewing the tenancy.
Come December, I'd emailed, sms-d and called him on several ocassions without avail. I was suspicious that something's amiss. This was further affirmed when each time I pass by the apartment at night, the place was in total darkness. Finally when the tenancy's expiry date was up, I decided to knock on the door and find out what's going on.
As it turned out, the bugger had fled! Fled!! And I'm sure of this as I found the car park transducer in the mailbox, a stack of unclaimed mails for the idiot and several unpaid electricity and water bills that had run up to really high amounts. After complaining to the management office and lodging a police report (after consulting my lawyer), I entered the apartment with a set of keys that I'd held on to. The apartment was in a mess but luckily, all the stuff I had there were still intact. Some of his stuff were still there, bits and pieces. Nothing of much value of course. On my 2nd visit there, I realised that his washing machine was also gone. It confirms that it was all premeditated. For RM1,000, the Australian idiot had fled. I'm flabbergasted as to how and why he'd do something like that for a small sum like RM1,000!! Wtf!!
So if you ever meet this Dr Newberry chap, be sure to stay clear away from him. But not before getting my money back for me ok. Oh and bitch-slapping him of course!! The nerve of that asshole!!!
the year gone by...
it's gonna be a pretty quiet Chistmas this year. My annual X'mas party will be on the last day of the year.
My, my, another 12 months have gone by. What have I done this year?
- Quit my job at V4 and got hit on by ex-boss on the day before my last day. No regrets leaving. Definitely!
- Had a couple fabulous regional travels to Bangkok and Bali with awesome company.
- My baby girl had 9 babies from 2 pregnancies within 1 year! *aiks* ...yet what miracles they were, ay.
- Explored several business opportunities - from baking to pets to baking for pets. Didn't come to fruition after considering that the pet industry over here is definitely not as sophisticated as it is overseas.
- Came close to running a restaurant. There it suddenly was...fell onto my lap - an offer to manage a little cafe without even having to invest money - what a deal rite. But it fell through cos the prospective invetor turned out to be rather irresponsible and obnoxious. So it was a blessing in disguise.
- Did a salsa performance at the Singapore International Salsa Festival.
- And Petals & More was formed... The idea just came from a discussion of 3 unemployed beings over coffee. What a cool idea it turned out to be, ay. *wink*
On reflection, there were ups and downs....but it didn't turn out too bad. May 2007 be even better. *oink*oink*
Merry Merry Christmas!
My, my, another 12 months have gone by. What have I done this year?
- Quit my job at V4 and got hit on by ex-boss on the day before my last day. No regrets leaving. Definitely!
- Had a couple fabulous regional travels to Bangkok and Bali with awesome company.
- My baby girl had 9 babies from 2 pregnancies within 1 year! *aiks* ...yet what miracles they were, ay.
- Explored several business opportunities - from baking to pets to baking for pets. Didn't come to fruition after considering that the pet industry over here is definitely not as sophisticated as it is overseas.
- Came close to running a restaurant. There it suddenly was...fell onto my lap - an offer to manage a little cafe without even having to invest money - what a deal rite. But it fell through cos the prospective invetor turned out to be rather irresponsible and obnoxious. So it was a blessing in disguise.
- Did a salsa performance at the Singapore International Salsa Festival.
- And Petals & More was formed... The idea just came from a discussion of 3 unemployed beings over coffee. What a cool idea it turned out to be, ay. *wink*
On reflection, there were ups and downs....but it didn't turn out too bad. May 2007 be even better. *oink*oink*
Merry Merry Christmas!
cooking up a feast
Chirstmas dinner with the family was early this year. Dad could not stay till X'mas due to some engagement back home, so this year we decided to have our pre-X'mas-cum-dad's-birthday dinner celebration early on 22nd, which happened to be dad's actual birthday.
Cooking dinner for 7 this year seemed like a really easy task. Thank goodness for wonderful chef goddesses like Nigella and Delia. *grin* Here was the menu I conjured:
Roast Turkey - courtesy of Delia. It was cooked to perfection, if I may say so myself. *beam* It was nice and brown and succulent and not at all dry. I was v.pleased. :)
Paella with Tiger Prawns, Chicken and Chorizo - another of Delia's simple recipes. It was yummy, despite not having a paella pan nor paella rice. Had to substitute with normal rice and a shallow-ish wok. But it turned out rather well. Looked and tasted quite like the spanish rice dish. :D
Quiche with Ham, Tomato and Avocado - this came for a recipe book of quiches. An interesting recipe using bread as the base instead of shortcrust pastry. So simple and quite delicious. Was apprehensive how it would turn out with bread as the base, but it was great. The edges were toast-crispy and the filling was eggy-cheesy-yummy. Heh.
Tomato, Cucumber, Celery and Pita Salad - this was inspired from Nigella. Her recipe did not contain celery but I figured it would taste just as good with it in. And it was! Hehe.
Spaghetti with Prawns, Squid, Peppers and Brocoli - sis made this. It was not bad except the pasta could've been a bit more al dente. I have this thing about pasta being perfectly al dente - not too soft (*eek*) nor too hard (*yuck*).
And for dessert, we had jello and cute tiger-themed cupcakes, made specially for dad out of HappyBellyBites' oven.
It was a good feast! *beam*
Cooking dinner for 7 this year seemed like a really easy task. Thank goodness for wonderful chef goddesses like Nigella and Delia. *grin* Here was the menu I conjured:
Roast Turkey - courtesy of Delia. It was cooked to perfection, if I may say so myself. *beam* It was nice and brown and succulent and not at all dry. I was v.pleased. :)
Paella with Tiger Prawns, Chicken and Chorizo - another of Delia's simple recipes. It was yummy, despite not having a paella pan nor paella rice. Had to substitute with normal rice and a shallow-ish wok. But it turned out rather well. Looked and tasted quite like the spanish rice dish. :D
Quiche with Ham, Tomato and Avocado - this came for a recipe book of quiches. An interesting recipe using bread as the base instead of shortcrust pastry. So simple and quite delicious. Was apprehensive how it would turn out with bread as the base, but it was great. The edges were toast-crispy and the filling was eggy-cheesy-yummy. Heh.
Tomato, Cucumber, Celery and Pita Salad - this was inspired from Nigella. Her recipe did not contain celery but I figured it would taste just as good with it in. And it was! Hehe.
Spaghetti with Prawns, Squid, Peppers and Brocoli - sis made this. It was not bad except the pasta could've been a bit more al dente. I have this thing about pasta being perfectly al dente - not too soft (*eek*) nor too hard (*yuck*).
And for dessert, we had jello and cute tiger-themed cupcakes, made specially for dad out of HappyBellyBites' oven.
It was a good feast! *beam*
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
and so have the girls
Yay!! They all have homes! *Yippee* I think they're all in good homes...well, at least I hope! *fingers crossed*
*Sigh* Partly relieved....yet partly sad. Those little ones have definitely grown onto me! And I think Trin is suddenly suffering from post-natal depression. I dunno, is it possible with dogs?? But she's certainly acting strange. She's been crying a lot the last 2 days, whimpering and trying to tell me something. I wish I could understand what's she trying to say. And everytime we hear the neighbour's silky pup (yes, coincidently, one of the neighbours has a silky pup! what are the odds, ay) crying, she thinks it's one of her babies and starts to get worried, wanting to go to the little pup. Oh dear, oh dear....I sure hope she gets over this feeling soon. I feel so helpless and sad that I dunno what to do to.
*Sighhhhh* My poor baby... :(
*Sigh* Partly relieved....yet partly sad. Those little ones have definitely grown onto me! And I think Trin is suddenly suffering from post-natal depression. I dunno, is it possible with dogs?? But she's certainly acting strange. She's been crying a lot the last 2 days, whimpering and trying to tell me something. I wish I could understand what's she trying to say. And everytime we hear the neighbour's silky pup (yes, coincidently, one of the neighbours has a silky pup! what are the odds, ay) crying, she thinks it's one of her babies and starts to get worried, wanting to go to the little pup. Oh dear, oh dear....I sure hope she gets over this feeling soon. I feel so helpless and sad that I dunno what to do to.
*Sighhhhh* My poor baby... :(
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
the boys have left the house...
2 girls left... Astonishingly, the boys seem more popular than the girls this time around. Usually girl doggies tend to be harder to breed and more popular among some dog lovers. So the irony this time that we have equal distribution of the X and XY chomosomes, resulting in the birth of 2 males and 2 females, yet only the boys have caught buyers' attention.
People! The girls need good homes too!! Please take home a girl dog today!! Hehe... But seriously, please take one home now....pleaseeeee... :)
People! The girls need good homes too!! Please take home a girl dog today!! Hehe... But seriously, please take one home now....pleaseeeee... :)
Friday, November 24, 2006
Friday, September 29, 2006
miracle of birth part II
2 girls, 2 boys and a wonderful mom!! *beam*
It was a darlin girl first at abt 4pm...followed by a boy at 5.09pm, then another girl at 5.55pm, and lastly a boy at 6.02pm. What an amazing experience. It still awes me to watch their birth. Such a beautiful miracle.
Their tails have just been docked. Ok this is confusing part - the new vet I've been visiting says that puppy tails should be docked within 3 days from birth! 3 days!!! The last vet for my first round of grandpups advised that the tails be clipped at 6 weeks. What a disparity! The new vet claims that at 6 weeks, it would be too painful for the pups. Aaarrrgghhhh.....stupid old vet! Hmmph!! Poor 1st batch of grandpups - I feel so bad for having put them thru that pain. :(
Anyway, this time mah new grandpups get to be certified. Gotta start thinking of names... :D
It was a darlin girl first at abt 4pm...followed by a boy at 5.09pm, then another girl at 5.55pm, and lastly a boy at 6.02pm. What an amazing experience. It still awes me to watch their birth. Such a beautiful miracle.
Their tails have just been docked. Ok this is confusing part - the new vet I've been visiting says that puppy tails should be docked within 3 days from birth! 3 days!!! The last vet for my first round of grandpups advised that the tails be clipped at 6 weeks. What a disparity! The new vet claims that at 6 weeks, it would be too painful for the pups. Aaarrrgghhhh.....stupid old vet! Hmmph!! Poor 1st batch of grandpups - I feel so bad for having put them thru that pain. :(
Anyway, this time mah new grandpups get to be certified. Gotta start thinking of names... :D
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